Last Things

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

1. Christian hope allows room for grief (v. 13)

2. Christian hope is grounded in the death and resurrection of Jesus (v. 14)

3. Christian hope transcended life and death (v. 15)

4. Christian hope is focused on Christ’s presence (vv. 16-17)

Do you believe this?

Does your life reflect this?

Do you long for this?

Proposed Statement of Faith

In His own time and way, God will bring the world to its appropriate end. Jesus Christ will return to the earth bodily and visibly in glory, the bodies of the dead will be raised, and He will judge all people in righteousness. The unrighteous, along with the Devil and his demons, will be consigned to hell, the place of eternal punishment and suffering. The righteous in their resurrected and glorified bodies will receive their reward and forever dwell, along with the elect angels, in the glory of heaven with the Lord.

Main Text: Revelation 21:1-27

Other Key Texts: Isaiah 65:17-25

For Further Study: Andrew Davis, The Glory Now Revealed: What We’ll Discover

About God in Heaven

“Life on earth is not meaningless. Our decisions reflect our worship. Every person is constantly making choices for God or against Him. We are exalting either the only Savior of the world or something else. No one can maintain neutrality. Heaven shows us there is a clear line between those who gladly recognize the sovereignty and mercy of God and the Lamb, and those who follow the beast and the dragon.” -Bob Kauflin